Photo: Michael FORD · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Arborfield Garrison is under 32.7, younger than 98% of UK towns
A fifth of households are one person living alone, against 30% across England’s towns. Arborfield Garrison’s 1,671 households held 4,311 residents at the 2021 Census. Across Arborfield Garrison, 5.2% of households have no car or van. Lower than in 99% of UK towns: 5.3% of residents give unpaid care.
What the Census says about Arborfield Garrison’s people
A town of families
44% of Arborfield Garrison’s 1,671 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 99% of UK towns. 26% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Arborfield Garrison’s residents are under 32.7 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 9.6% are 15 to 24 and 5.9% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A town people move to
24% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 2.3 times the share across England’s towns. Students & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
In Arborfield Garrison, 5.9% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; across England’s towns the figure is 12%. Elsewhere, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Arborfield Garrison, 32.7. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
24% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 99% of UK towns don’t reach
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
For Arborfield Garrison, the census puts full-time students at 4.8%. By class, 51% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 14% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%).
A larger share of households with dependent children than 99% of UK towns: 44%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults make up 2.8%, against 4.3% across England’s towns. The usual figure: 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. Each household has 2.6 people on average.
More households in flats than 81% of UK towns: 19%
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house; in Arborfield Garrison, 25%. Against that, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. In Arborfield Garrison, 30% of households live in a detached house.
More residents born outside the UK than 92% of UK towns: 20%
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (7.3%), then in Africa (5.5%). For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Fewer residents whose main language is English than in 87% of UK towns: 92%. Across England’s towns, 21% of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later; here, 30%.
Fewer residents who describe themselves as Christian than 85% of UK towns: 43%
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 75% of Arborfield Garrison · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 46% here and 37% across England’s towns. Lower than in 89% of UK towns: 75% of residents describe themselves as White British. 1.9% of residents said their religion is Muslim.
Adults who have never married: 39%, a higher share than 85% of UK towns
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
The share of married adults and civil partners is 47%, against 44% across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications: 45% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
45% of Arborfield Garrison’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 6.9% have none (18%).
16th lowest median age among 695 UK towns of 3,000 to 6,000
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Bailrigg (18.9), the youngest, and Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe (64.7), the oldest. Nearest to Arborfield Garrison in age: Witham St Hughs (32.6), Purfleet-on-Thames (32.7), Shortstown (32.9) and Aylesham (33.2).
Every nearby town is older than Arborfield Garrison
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arborfield Garrison | 4,311 | — | 32.7 | 5.9% | 44% |
| Shinfield | 5,417 | 2.6 mi | 35.3 | 9.9% | 45% |
| Wokingham | 50,320 | 3 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 33% |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 7,612 | 3.1 mi | 35.2 | 11% | 39% |
| Winnersh | 8,904 | 3.5 mi | 39.1 | 14% | 38% |
| Yateley | 14,676 | 4.4 mi | 46.4 | 24% | 28% |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 4.5 mi | 43.6 | 21% | 31% |
| Woodley | 28,019 | 4.8 mi | 41.6 | 19% | 33% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Berkshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Berkshire (or England), summed the same way as Arborfield Garrison’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Arborfield Garrison’s residents
What is the population of Arborfield Garrison?
The 2021 Census counted 4,311 people in Arborfield Garrison’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Arborfield Garrison?
The median age was 32.7 at the 2021 Census, younger than 98% of UK towns. 9.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 5.9% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Arborfield Garrison?
75% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 62% across Berkshire’s towns. 20% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Arborfield Garrison?
46% said they had no religion and 43% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.9% were Muslim and 4.8% didn’t answer.
Is Arborfield Garrison good for families?
44% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Arborfield Garrison’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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